Forum of Caesar

The Forum of Caesar, also known by the Latin Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, was a forum built by Julius Caesar near the in Rome in 46 BC.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria in Aracoeli and Temple of Caesar.

Church
The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven is a titular basilica and conventual church of the Convent of Aracoeli located the highest summit of the in Rome, . is situated 170 metres west of Forum of Caesar.

Archaeological site
The or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the of , , located near the and the . is situated 210 metres south of Forum of Caesar.

Photo: MM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was a civil basilica in the . Construction began under Julius Caesar in 46 BCE and was completed by Augustus, who ultimately dedicated the basilica to Gaius and Lucius Caesar in 12 CE. is situated 220 metres south of Forum of Caesar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Locality
The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Forum of Caesar

Latitude
41.89387° or 41° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.48518° or 12° 29′ 7″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFVP+G3
Geo­Names ID
12500627
Wiki­data ID
Q856968
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Forum of Caesar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منتدى قيصر
  • Belarusian: Форум Цэзара
  • Chinese: 凱撒廣場
  • Czech: Caesarovo forum
  • Dutch: Forum van Caesar
  • Egyptian Arabic: منتدى قيصر
  • Esperanto: Cezara Forumo
  • Finnish: Caesarin forum
  • French: Forum de Cesar
  • French: Forum de césar
  • French: Forum de César
  • French: Forum De César
  • Georgian: კეისრის ფორუმი
  • German: Caesarforum
  • German: Forum Iulium
  • Greek: Αγορά του Καίσαρα
  • Hebrew: פורום קיסר
  • Hungarian: Caesar fóruma
  • Indonesian: Forum Kaisar
  • Italian: Foro di Cesare
  • Italian: Foro Juliano
  • Japanese: カエサルのフォルム
  • Japanese: フォロ・ジュリアーノ
  • Latin: Forum Caesaris
  • Latin: Forum Iulium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Caesars forum
  • Norwegian: Caesars forum
  • Polish: Forum Cezara
  • Polish: Forum Iulium
  • Portuguese: Fórum de césar
  • Portuguese: Fórum de César
  • Romanian: Forumul lui Caesar
  • Russian: Форум Цезаря
  • Slovenian: Cezarjev forum
  • Slovenian: Forum Iulium
  • Slovenian: Forum Julium
  • Slovenian: Julijanski forum
  • Spanish: Foro de Cesar
  • Spanish: Foro de César
  • Spanish: Foro Julio
  • Swedish: Caesars forum
  • Turkish: Foro di Cesare
  • Turkish: Sezar Forumu
  • Ukrainian: Форум Цезаря
  • Venetian: Foro de Cézare

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